tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post4439964724410424641..comments2024-03-15T12:14:33.129+00:00Comments on Biblibio: Mediocrity, the greatest disappointmentMeytal Radzinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-88579239628894758352013-08-05T14:33:20.559+01:002013-08-05T14:33:20.559+01:00I agree, too. I'm pretty fearful, as it were,...I agree, too. I'm pretty fearful, as it were, of mediocre books for the same reason as Jenny - they are so hard to review. There's nothing big to cling to and discuss. And as much as a bad book is, well, bad, they tend to leave you thinking for a while, on what they could have got right, on what could be improved. That may not be what the author was hoping to leave you with, but I'd say it adds to your reading and definitely aids in your future success regarding choosing books you'll likely enjoy.Charlie (The Worm Hole)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00675899182238415718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-56332450296831717312013-08-04T18:28:33.339+01:002013-08-04T18:28:33.339+01:00Definitely agree. The hardest reviews to write are...Definitely agree. The hardest reviews to write are the reviews of books I felt lukewarm on. I love to rave about a book I loved, and I quite enjoy being snarky about a book I hated, but the medium ones -- I don't know. It's hard to know what to say about the medium ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-56806386549333589812013-08-02T00:02:59.688+01:002013-08-02T00:02:59.688+01:00I instantly thought about the subjectivity of medi...I instantly thought about the subjectivity of mediocrity when you noted how much you loved Wolf Hall. I absolutely hated it.<br /><br />As a book blogger, mediocrity is the worst. At least hate for a book generates fun writing. I find it difficult to say anything of substance about mediocre books.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998996750944114185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-45832598389544295462013-07-31T12:03:52.714+01:002013-07-31T12:03:52.714+01:00I agree. I'm getting less tolerant of average ...I agree. I'm getting less tolerant of average reads - ones that bring no new knowledge and fail to move me emotionally. I've come to realise that books I hate are actually quite good. I still prefer to fall in love with a book, but one with the power to move me to hate is well above one that bores me. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.com